Relentless smoke spreads fear at edge of southern wildfires

John Bazemore

Published 9:48 am, Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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In a Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 photo, firefighters Valarie Lopez is followed by Mark Tabaez as they climb down a hill after cooling hot spots from a wildfire that burned a hillside in Clayton, Ga. There were more than 30 uncontained large fires burning across the southeast, federal officials said in a Wednesday update. Fires across the region have burned a total of 128,000 acres, or about nine times the size of Manhattan.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)

In a Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 photo, firefighters Valarie Lopez is followed by Mark Tabaez as they climb down a hill after cooling hot spots from a wildfire that burned a hillside in Clayton, Ga. There were more

In a Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 photo, firefighters Valarie Lopez is followed by Mark Tabaez as they climb down a hill after cooling hot spots from a wildfire that burned a hillside in Clayton, Ga. There were more than 30 uncontained large fires burning across the southeast, federal officials said in a Wednesday update. Fires across the region have burned a total of 128,000 acres, or about nine times the size of Manhattan.(AP Photo/John Bazemore)